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Chapter 13

Glen looked down at Susan in surprise as she cried into his chest.

"Susan? What's wrong?" he asked, as he pulled her inside and closed the door back. "Is something wrong with the baby?"

She could only shake her head as she continued to sob. Wrapping his arms around her, Glen led her to his couch and helped her sit down. He watched as she pulled away from him and tried to wipe the tears from her eyes with her trembling hands

"Susan, talk to me. What's wrong?" Glen repeated, starting to feel a little panicked by her behavior. He couldn't imagine what could possibly make her so upset.

"It's David…"she whispered softly, as she tried to get her breathing under control.

"David? What happened? Did he hurt you?" Glen asked, already getting angry at the thought.

Susan shook her head but she couldn't bring herself to say the words to tell him what was wrong. Glen could only stare at her helplessly, as he tried to figure out what was happening. Then it hit him. She must have told her husband the truth about them. That's why she was so upset. He could only assume that they had a big fight. And maybe he had thrown her out of the house.

"Susan….did you tell David about us? Is that why you're so upset?" he asked softly, as she continued to cry.

"No." she whispered softly.

"Well then, what is it?" Glen asked again, starting to lose his patience.

Susan closed her eyes and took several deep breaths as she tried to get her emotions under control. Finally, she was able to calm herself down long enough to tell Glen what had happened.

"David's been cheating on me again." she said softly, her voice breaking as the words crossed her lips.

"What? You can't be serious." Glen replied, watching as Susan nodded her head in response.

"What happened?" he asked softly.

"I came home early from work this afternoon and I found him in bed with another woman." she replied.

"So you actually saw them together." Glen asked, hoping that maybe it was all a mistake. "I mean…there's no way this could be just some kind of misunderstanding?"

"No. I saw them with my own eyes. There was no misunderstanding." she replied, then proceeded to tell Glen about everything that had happened that afternoon. When she was done, he could only stare at her in disbelief as he tried to digest everything she had told him.

"I'm sorry." Glen finally replied. "I know how much your marriage and your family mean to you. I wish there was something I could do to help you."

Susan shook her head. "It's not your fault. I guess I deserve it anyway. I guess this is just some kind of payback for all the lying I've done to my husband."

"No Susan. Don't think like that." Glen replied, reaching out and pulling her into his arms again. "Nobody deserves to be treated that way."

"I just can't believe he would do this to me again." she said as she began to cry again, while Glen held her and tried to soothe her. He could only imagine what she was feeling right now. He wished there was something he could do to help take away some of her pain.

He held her for a long while and finally she began to calm down again and she slowly sat up and moved away from him.

"I'm sorry Glen. I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have bothered you with my problems." she said softly.

"It's okay. I'm glad you came to me. Besides, you're safer here than you are out there on the road, especially while you're so upset."

"I just didn't know where else to go." she replied. "I left in such a hurry...I didn't take time to grab any money or clothes…."

"It's okay Susan, really. You're welcome to stay here as long as you want. I've got two spare bedrooms here. You're welcome to use either one. Besides, you know I'm not going to let you leave here unless I know you have somewhere else to go."

Susan smiled faintly at his words. It seemed like she learned a little more each day about what a good man he was.

"Now, enough about that. I'm willing to bet that you haven't eaten anything all evening. Am I right?" Glen teased, hoping to make her feel a little better.

Susan shook her head. "I'm really not hungry Glen. I don't think I could keep anything down right now anyway."

"Come on. You've got to eat something. You've got a little one in there that you've got to feed." he replied, pointing to her stomach. "How about some soup? It'll be real simple for me to fix and it should be something easy for you to keep down."

Susan started to protest, but she stopped when she looked up and noticed that he was already halfway to the kitchen. Sighing, she leaned back against the couch and closed her eyes, as she thought about what she was going to do. She couldn't go back home, at least not as long as David was there. And she knew she shouldn't stay here with Glen. She worried how that would look if David were to find out she was living under another man's roof. But then again, why should he care. He was bold enough to sleep with another woman in their own bed. What gave him the right to say anything negative about her?

Susan sighed again when she thought of what a mess things were turning out to be. Not only did she have to suffer through her pregnancy and worry about carrying another man's child, but now it also looked like she was going to have to suffer through a divorce at the same time. She was already dreading the thought. She was sure that David wasn't going to be so willing to end their marriage. She hoped that things could be worked out peacefully. She didn't think her nerves could handle much more stress.

She opened her eyes again just in time to see Glen heading back toward the couch. He handed her a mug of soup and she took it from him with trembling hands. Sitting down beside of her, Glen turned on the television, hoping to distract her from her thoughts. Susan looked around the room for a moment before she turned her attention back to Glen.

"So what were you doing before I came barging in here and interrupted your evening?" she asked.

"I was just crashed out here on the couch. I got in early this afternoon so I thought I would just spend a quiet evening around here and try to relax a little bit."

"What do you do to pass the time when you're home? Do you have work to do while you're home too?"

"No, not very often. Sometimes I'll have to go to an autograph signing or make an appearance at a store opening but for the most part I have the time to myself to do whatever I want. I usually read a lot when I'm home. Plus, I like to play video games. I can spend hours on top of hours in front of the TV playing those."

"Video games?" Susan replied, looking at him with a hint of curiosity. "Aren't you a little too old to be playing video games?"

Glen chuckled at her comment. "You're only as old as you feel. And as far as video games go, I can keep up with the younger crowd any old day."

Susan listened to him talk about some of his favorite games as she sipped on her soup. She found herself being more and more impressed with this man every time she was around him. He was smart, funny, athletic…not to mention handsome. She wondered how he had managed to stay single for so long. She imagined that some lucky lady should have snatched him up a long time ago.

As Glen continued to speak, Susan tried to keep her attention focused on the conversation. But despite her best efforts, her thoughts eventually drifted back to the events of that afternoon and she soon felt the tears ready to fall again. Glen looked up at her when he heard her ragged breathing, surprised to see the tears that were running down her face. He immediately reached out to her again, removing the mug from her hands and setting it on the table before he pulled her into his arms once more.

"Everything's going to be okay darlin'." he whispered softly, as he tucked her head under his chin and began to rub her back.

Susan relaxed against his warm chest as she cried, wanting more than anything to believe his words. But she was sure that things were going to get much worse before they got any better.

"I'm sorry." she whispered quietly...so quietly that Glen barely heard her.

"For what?" he replied. "You've got nothing to be sorry about."

"I'm sorry for the way I've treated you…for the things that I said to you. You deserve better." she replied softly.

Glen tightened his arms around her as he hugged her.

"Don't worry about that. You were only trying to save your marriage. I can't hold that against you." he replied.

"I know but I still should have treated you better. I'm sorry."

Glen squeezed her again and continued to rub on her back as she cried. After a long while, he felt her breathing even out and he realized that she was asleep. He leaned his head back against the couch and closed his eyes, savoring the feel of her in his arms again. His thoughts automatically drifted back to their first night together, all those months ago. He had longed to hold her like this again ever since that night and now that she was actually here, it was like a dream come true. He smiled as images of them engaged in passionate lovemaking played through his mind, until they eventually carried him off to dreamland.

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Glen awoke several hours later with his back throbbing in pain. He realized immediately that he was still sitting on the couch and he looked down to see that Susan was still asleep in his arms. He gazed down at her, watching her while she slept. He raised his hand and gently ran the back of it down her cheek, wiping away the tears that were still drying there. She stirred slightly, and Glen pulled his hand away, not wanting to wake her up. She looked so peaceful and he knew that after the rough day that she had, she needed all the rest she could get. He knew that all of this stress wasn't good for her or the baby and he hoped that all of the excitement didn't cause either of them any problems. If so, he might just have to go hunt down David himself and make him pay.

At the thought of the baby, Glen's eyes immediately dropped to bulge under Susan's shirt. He could see that she was starting to show a lot now. He slowly ran his hand down the side of her body, brushing it against the side of her stomach, as he wondered about the child that was growing inside of her. He couldn't wait for it to arrive and once it did, he was sure he was going to spoil it rotten every chance he got.

Feeling Susan stir in his arms again, Glen worked his way out from under her and stood up, then leaned over to pick her up. He carried her down the hall to one of the spare bedrooms, placing her in the bed and covering her up. Then leaning down, he gave her a soft kiss on the forehead and headed to his room for the night.